The Clinton County Conservation District has delegation from the PA Department of Environmental Protection to administer the Chapter 102 Erosion and Sediment Pollution control program and to acknowledge stream and wetlands permits for certain activities and structures in or near a regulated stream or floodway.

A Code, Title 25, Chapter 102 and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law require the implementation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control best management practices to minimize the potential for accelerated erosion and sedimentation. Since Clinton County is home to a high number of special protection waters these regulations in many cases require that an erosion and sediment pollution control plan be developed regardless of the amount of expected earth disturbance. In addition, local municipal ordinances may require that the Conservation District review the erosion and sediment pollution control plan before a building or excavation permit will be issued.

Stream & Wetland Permits

PA Code, Title 25, Chapter 105 regulates wetlands and any channel with defined bed and banks that can convey water. The channel can be natural or man made, seasonal or intermittent. In addition, these regulations require approval for activities within the floodway. In some cases, the floodway is determined by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). When no such FEMA designation exists, the floodway is considered to extend 50 feet landward from the top of each stream bank. Typical activities that are commonly permitted include driveway culverts, highway bridges, utility line stream crossings, stream bank stabilization projects, etc.